Necktie stretcher and supporter.



I M. A LOOMIS. NECKTIE STRETCHER AND SUPPORTER.

APPLICATION FILED JUNE 9, 1916- Patented May15, 1917.

- gvwewfoz Qmif'ncoow MORRIS A. LOOMIS, OF GALLION, ALABAMA.

. NECKTIE STRETCI-IEB, AND SUPPORTER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented May 15, 1917.

Application filed June 9, 1916. Serial No. 102,722.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, MoRRIs A. LooMIs, a citizen of the United States,residing at Gallion, in the county of Halo and State of Alabama, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Necktie Stretchers andSupporters; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear,and exact description of the invention, such as will enable othersskilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates to new and useful improvements in a necktiestretcher and supporter and one of its objects is thepro- VISIOH of adevlce of time character, which shall be slmple, durable and eflicient,and

which may be manufactured and sold at a comparatively low cost.

Another object of this invention is to provide a supporting member forsupporting neckties and a clamping member for receiving the ends of theneckties whereby upon moving the clamping member from the supportingmember, the neckties will be stretched to remove wrinkles and creasestherefrom.

A further object of this invention is to provide rods secured to theclamping memher and to the supporting member, having their ends threadedto receive a turn buckle for moving the clamping member'away from thesupporting member to stretch the neckties.

A still further object of this invention is to provide the clampingmember constructed from a continuous piece of metal, being bent uponitself intermediate its ends and riveted together at a point adjacentthe bend to form a resilient clamping arm, having its ends forked toreceive a securing means for retaining the ends of the neckties betweenthe arms of the clamping member.

With these and other objects in view as will become more apparent as thedescrip tion proceeds, the invention consists in certain novel featuresof construction, combi nation and arrangement of parts as will behereinafter more fully described and claimed.

For a complete understanding of my invention, reference is to be had tothe following description and accompanying drawing, in which:-

Figure 1 is a front elevation of a necktie stretcher and supporter,constructed in accordance with my invention,

Fig. 2 is a top plan view of the supporting member,

Fig. 3 is atop member,

Fig.4 is a detail view illustrating the bent end of the supportingmember to prevent neckties from slipping therefrom, and

Fig. 5 is a detail sectional View illustrating the means of securing thefree end of thearm portions of the clamping member together.

Referring in detail to the drawing, the numeral 1 indicates a supportingmember constructed of metal or other suitable material having each ofits ends bent rearwardly upon itself to form hooks 2 and per edgesrounded as illustrated at 3 for supporting neckties l of various kinds.The hooked ends ofthe supporting member 1 prevent the neckties fromslipping or sliding 0H1 the ends of the member 1. A suitable hook 5 isriveted or otherwise secured intermediate the ends of the supportingmember 1 for supporting said member to a hook or permanent object. A rod6 is riveted or otherwise secured to the supporting member 1intermediate its ends and depends clownwardly therefrom and has itslower end screw threaded to receive a turn buckle 7 A clamping member 8constructed from a continuous piece of metal or other suitable material,is bent intermediate its ends upon itself and riveted together adjacentthe bend thereof as illustrated-at 9 to form a pair of arms 10 and 11.The arm 11 'is bent outwardly as illustrated at 12 to form a resilientarm and has its free end forked to receive a bolt-13 carried by the freeend of the arm 10. The bolt 13 is screwthreaded to receive a wing nut 14for clamping the free ends of the arms 10 and 11 together. A rod 15 isriveted or otherwise secured to the arm 10 intermediate its ends and isprovided with its end screw-threaded to be re ceived by the turn buckle7 By rotating the buckle 7, the clamping member 8 will be moved towardand from the supporting member 1.

In operation, the resilient arm 11 of the clamping member 8 is releasedfrom the arm 10 and a plurality of neckties are suspended over thesupporting member 1 and have their free ends positioned between the arms10 and 11 and by securing the free end of the resilient arm 11 to thefree end of the arm 10, the ends of the neckties will be effiplan viewof the clamping has its up-- ciently clamped to the clamping member 8.Then by turning or rotating the turn buckle 7, the clamping member 8will be moved away from the supporting member 1 to stretch the necktiesto remove all wrinkles and creases therefrom.

While I have shown and described the preferred embodiment of myinvention, it will be understood that minor changes in construction,combination and arrangement of parts may be made without departing fromthe spirit and scope of the invention as claimed.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim is:

1. A necktie stretcher and supporter comprising a supporting memberhaving its ends bent rearwardly upon itself to prevent neckties fromslipping therefrom, said member having its upper edge rounded to supportneckties, a rod secured to said member, a hook secured to said member, aturn buckle threaded to said rod, a clamping member for receiving theends of the neckties, a rod secured to the clamping member and to theturn buckle to operatively con- Gopies of this patent may be obtainedfor nect the clamping member to the supporting member whereby uponrotation of the turn buckle the clamping member will be moved away fromthe supporting member to stretch the neckties. 1

2. A necktie stretcher and supporter comprising a supporting member aturn buckle connected to said supporting member, a clamping member beingbent rearwardly upon itself intermediate its ends forming a pair ofrelatively spaced arms, means for securing one of said arms to'the turnbuckle, a rivet passed through the arms at a point adjacent the bend ofthe clamping member, one of said arms bent outwardly from the other ofsaid arms and provided with its end forked, and clamping means carriedby the other arm to be received by the forked end of the resilient armto clamp the ends of neckties between said arms.

In testimony whereof I aflix my signature in presence oftwo witnesses.

MORRIS A. LOOMIS. Witnesses:

HENRY M. DANIEL, S. A. JACKSON.

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Washington, D. G.

